Menno Tea - A Refreshing Bottled Tea

New Stores!

hansweaver — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:40 +0000

As we go into June, we are adding over 100 new stores to our list! As Niles and I (Hans) go to various locations throughout the United States this summer for trade shows and in-store tastings, we will be sure to add to our store list as necessary. If you know of a store or restaurant that sells our tea, but is not on our list, just let us know! Be sure to find out which locations sell Menno Tea near you. Simply click the link below, enter your zip code, and the map will display all of the locations near you that sell Menno Tea.

http://mennotea.com/our-locations/

As always, thanks for your support!

Hans and Niles

Menno Tea Now Available Online

hansweaver — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:01:02 +0000

We are happy to announce that Menno Tea is now available online! Menno Tea will be sold by Lehman’s (www.lehmans.com), an Ohio based retailer of various traditional high quality goods. Simply click the link below to make a purchase, and help us spread the word by sharing this post!

Buy Menno Tea Online

Lancaster Excursions and Turkey Hill Tour

Niles Graber Miller — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:15:28 +0000

Now back in Lancaster, we’ve been visiting farms and Menno Tea retailers in the area. On Sunday afternoon we also toured the Turkey Hill Experience attraction, where we learned more about the well-established Turkey Hill tea and dairy company. Here are some photos from our trips:

Hans & Niles go to New York City

Niles Graber Miller — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:06:11 +0000

This week Hans and I had the opportunity to go to New York City where we stayed with the great people at Menno House in Manhattan. My cousin, Emma Gerig, was living there this summer and we wandered around the city with her on Thursday night.

We stumbled on a natural grocery store that had a huge selection of bottled teas, including several brands that are unique to New York. We just had to try them all, so we filled up two baskets with tea and brought them back to Menno House for taste testing. Other residents of Menno House participated in our poll, which revealed a strong preference for a half-lemonade, half-black tea mix. We’ll definitely be keeping a recipe like this in mind as a future possibility.

Thanks again to those at Menno House who so graciously put up with a long night of tea tasting!

Mom and Dad at Stewardship University

hansweaver — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:30:05 +0000

On March 3rd, 2012, Everence hosted an event called “Stewardship University” in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This one-day event provides various seminars on how we can all be better stewards. The seminar topics ranged from finances and banking to community building. I planned to attend in order to represent Menno Tea, but due to my being a part of the Goshen College Men’s Choir Tour, I was not able to come home for this wonderful event. So in a pinch, I called some of my friends from home (Lancaster, PA) who had helped with Menno Tea events in the past, and asked if they would be able to set up a table at Stewardship University in order to represent Menno Tea. After a few calls, and no luck, I decided to make a list of people I could call. As I started writing the list, I remembered that my mother, who makes Menno Tea at my home in the summer time, had said that she would be interested in helping with a Menno Tea event. So I called my parents and asked if they would be able to set up a table at Stewardship University. They said that they would love to help out, and so they started planning for the event.

The event was a success! Over 300 people attended Stewardship University, and many of them stopped by the Menno Tea table. Below is a photo of my mother behind the Menno Tea table at the event. Thanks again Mom and Dad for representing Menno Tea at Stewardship University.

It’s good to know that when you’re in a pinch, you can always count on your family.

-Hans

Traveling with the Goshen College Men’s Choir

hansweaver — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:00:12 +0000

Currently, Goshen College students are enjoying this abnormally warm winter during spring break by going to the beach, visiting family, taking a long bike ride, catching up on studies or by just relaxing. During this spring break, the Goshen College Men’s Choir is touring in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. This is my second year in the choir. We have already performed five times, and will have two more performances before we head home to Goshen, IN. So far, the trip has been going really well. I’ve had great host families, and I’ve met a lot of warm and caring people. In Kansas City we were able to chow down on some local BBQ, and in Iowa City we were able to walk around downtown and experience the local culture.

If you would like to see pictures and read student blogs from our trip, simply click here.

While in Hesston, Kansas, we stopped by Goshen College’s sister school Hesston College. After we performed for their chapel service, we had free time to walk around their campus. Before making the trip to Hesston College, I was told by Niles that he had a friend who was selling Menno Tea out of his dorm room on Hesston’s campus. I was determined to find this room and meet whoever was putting time into spreading the word about Menno Tea. After asking around, I was able to find the room and meet the student retailer.

Below I have a attached a photo of the infamous dorm room and it’s occupant, Jesse. I apologize for the photo being blurry. Jesse Baer is the name of the student who is currently selling Menno Tea. Before that, John Swartley sold the tea out of his dorm room. Jesse and John, thanks for your support. It truly means a lot.

That’s all for now.

-Hans

Greetings from Peru!

hansweaver — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:31:45 +0000

Greetings from Peru! As part of Goshen College’s study abroad program, I’m spending a semester living with host families here while studying and doing service. This past week my group stayed at an orphanage near Lima and helped with several gardening projects. Prior to coming here to Lima, we were living in Cuzco and had the opportunity to visit Macchu Pichu.

This is the 7th GC study abroad trip that I’ve been on, but the first as a GC student, so I’m enjoying being a part of the group dynamic. We have 23 students and are being led by Jerrell Ross Richer (professor of Economics at Goshen) and his family. Despite the sometimes inefficient and unpredictable nature of business in Peru, everything has been going very smoothly thus far!

On the 25th we will all be heading off to different parts of the country to do service for 6 weeks. I will be heading to a town called Chanchamayo in the Amazon rainforest where I’ll be working for a company that produces and bottles organic juices and coffee. It should complement what we’re working on with Menno Tea, so I’m very excited to get started.

I brought along four bottles of Menno Tea (that, surprisingly, all made it safely in my luggage) as gifts for my host families here in Lima, Cuzco and Chanchamayo. I’ve had very positive feedback so far! Though, it will be a while before Menno Tea is available on the shelf here. I’m missing the fun and challenges of being involved in the everyday operations of Menno Tea, but it’s also great to take a sabbatical from it and try out a new perspective. Hans is keeping me well informed and I always look forward to getting updates.

All for now,

Niles

The Evolution of the Menno Tea Label

hansweaver — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:42:51 +0000

When we first started making Menno Tea in a coffee shop at Goshen College, we bottled our tea in clear glass soda bottles and printed out our own labels. The labels have obviously changed quite a bit from when we first started in 2011. Check out the different label designs and bottle concepts that we pursued as the business evolved.

Video Resonse #1

hansweaver — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0000

Video Response #1 from Menno Tea on Vimeo.

Follow us on Facebook!

hansweaver — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:23 +0000

Hey Menno Tea fans!

Every week, we like to update our Facebook page with pictures and stories so you can experience what it’s like to run Menno Tea, and learn more about some of our interesting stories. Click the link below to visit our Facebook page, and be sure to “like” us!

https://www.facebook.com/mennotea

-Hans